San Bernardino County homeowners are being warned about a nationwide property scam. The swindle called a Homeowner Benefit Program, involves homeowners being persuaded to place a lien on their property in exchange for a cash payment, according to a statement released by Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector Ensen Mason and Assessor- Recorder-County Clerk …
Read More »Ontario nativity scenes are back
The nativity scenes on Euclid Avenue, a longtime Ontario tradition, are up and available for public viewing. Twelve depictions of the birth of Christ have been set up on the grass median between C and F streets and will remain there until New Year’s Day, according to the Greater Ontario …
Read More »Report: Inland business activity slows a little, but is still growing
Business activity in the Inland Empire rose 2.8 percent during the third quarter, a trend that is expected to grow during the next year, according to data released today. That was a significant improvement from the second quarter’s 1.6 percent increase, but a decline from the activity recorded in the …
Read More »ARMC trauma center made Level One
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s trauma center has been designated a Level One Adult Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons. That ranking, by the college’s Committee on Trauma, is based on a site visit by committee members in July and is the highest ranking of its kind in the …
Read More »San Bernardino will pay $8 million to level Carousel Mall
San Bernardino has agreed to pay $8 million to demolish the Carousel Mall. In a 5-1 vote, the city council at its Wednesday meeting approved an agreement with Cerritos-based Resource Environmental to level the former shopping center, Councilman Theodore Sanchez said. Councilwoman Kim Calvin cast the dissenting vote. Councilman Ben …
Read More »Riverside approves all-electric buildings
Starting Jan. 6, Riverside will require most new buildings to be all-electric. That regulation, which the city council approved 4-3 on Tuesday, will apply to all structures three stories or less, according to a statement on the city’s website. After Jan. 1, 2026, all new Riverside buildings will have to …
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